Marshall County · German Township · home base
Tree service in Bremen, Indiana
We're based in Bremen and have been since Aaron Schmucker started our company in 2012. Much of our work is right here: big shade trees over the older houses in town, and yard trees on the farms around it.
Old streets, black soil and big yard trees
Bremen was platted in 1851 by German settlers and incorporated twenty years later. A town that old has trees that old. The shade trees that went in along the early streets are the ones now hanging over roofs, lifting sidewalks and dropping limbs on garages. Some of those streets were first paved with brick in 1913, and a few of the brick stretches are still there, which is a good sign of how long the trees beside them have had to grow.
Outside town, the ground changes the job. Bremen calls itself the Mint City because the rich black soil around it grew so much peppermint and spearmint. That same soft, dark ground holds water. A tree growing in it has less grip in a wet spring than one in firm clay, and a bucket truck sitting on it will sink without something under its outriggers. On farm and edge-of-town jobs, we set the truck on plywood pads and, when a field is soaked, we'll talk with you about waiting for it to firm up.
Bremen has also had its storms. The EF3 tornado of October 18, 2007 tracked through the country between Bremen and Bourbon on its way to Nappanee, and the National Weather Service survey logged trees sheared, topped and uprooted along the way. Most of what we see after a thunderstorm here is smaller than that: one split maple, one limb on a garage, one pine leaning into a neighbor's yard. Those are the calls we're closest to.
Being based in town means the person who walks your tree at the estimate is from here too. We look at what's over the house, the drive and the service line, tell you what can stay, and price it on the spot.
What Bremen calls us for
- Tree removal
In-town yards are tight. Trees next to houses and garages come down in sections from the bucket.
- Tree trimming
Old street-side maples reaching over roofs and the service wire, cut back before the next storm does it.
- Storm damage
Split limbs and toppled trees after summer storms. Storm emergencies can call outside our normal hours.
- Stump grinding
Old stumps in front yards and tree lawns ground below the grass line so they can be mowed over.
- Lot clearing
Brush and trees cleared off farm ground and edge-of-town lots for a new house or pole barn.
- Tree assessment
A second opinion on an old yard tree before you decide whether it stays.
Bremen questions
Not always. Trees in the strip along the street can belong to the town, so call Bremen's town office before anyone cuts. If it turns out to be yours, we'll price it like any other yard tree.
Usually, yes. The outriggers go down on plywood pads to spread the weight. If the ground is truly soaked, we'll tell you at the estimate and pick a drier week so your lawn doesn't pay for it.
If a line is down or a limb is on a wire, call the utility first and stay away from it. If a tree is on the house, call us at (574) 248-2614, even after hours.
We work the towns around Bremen too: Plymouth, Nappanee, Bourbon and the rest of our area.